Stratigraphy of the port nolloth group of namibia and south africa and implications for the age of neoproterozoic neoproterozoic iron formations

American Journal of Science

Volumn 310, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 862-888

  Macdonald, Francis A ^a   Strauss, Justin V ^a   Rose, Catherine V ^b   Dudás, Francis Ö ^c   Schrag, Daniel P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; DIAMICTITE; FACIES ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

NAMIBIA; NORTHERN CAPE; PORT NOLLOTH; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79952810252     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/09.2010.05     Document Type: Article

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